451 Nigerian Proverbs / Page 24
- 231. It is the habit that a child forms at home, that follows them to their marriage.
 - 232. It is the same moon that wanes today that will be the full moon tomorrow.
- 233. It is the self-love of the king parrot that made him become a talkative.
- 234. It is the toothless animal that arrives first at the base of the fruit tree, to eat his fill before others arrive.
- 235. It is the woman whose child has been eaten by a witch who best knows the evils of witchcraft.
- 236. It is the work of one's hands that decides what one eats for dinner - for some it is pounded yam, for others it is pounded plantain or nothing.
- 237. It is usual of a person found guilty in a trial to boast that he would press his case further.
- 238. It is what the eyes of one man sees that is described as a boa constrictor.
- 239. It is when there is a stampede, that a person with big buttocks knows that he carries a load.
- 240. It is wisdom to prevent someone from whom one cannot accept repayment to have access to one's valuable possessions.
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